| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| IMPROPRIATED | • impropriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of impropriate. • IMPROPRIATE v. to transfer ecclesiastical revenue to a layman. |
| IMPROPRIATES | • impropriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impropriate. • IMPROPRIATE v. to transfer ecclesiastical revenue to a layman. |
| IMPROPRIATOR | • impropriator n. (Archaic) A layperson in possession of ecclesiastical property. • IMPROPRIATOR n. a layman who is in possession of a benefice or its revenues. |
| IPRATROPIUMS | • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| LAMPROPHYRIC | • lamprophyric adj. Of or relating to lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRIC adj. of or like lamprophyre, a kind of basic igneous rock. |
| PARAMORPHINE | • paramorphine n. (Toxicology) A poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine;… • PARAMORPHINE n. a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from opium and used in medicine, aka thebaine. |
| PARAMORPHISM | • paramorphism n. (Geology) a change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change. • PARAMORPHISM n. the state of being a paramorph. |
| PREAMPLIFIER | • preamplifier n. A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier. • PREAMPLIFIER n. an amplifier designed to amplify extremely weak electrical signals before they are fed to additional amplifier circuits. |
| PREPRIMARIES | • preprimaries n. Plural of preprimary. • PREPRIMARY n. an election occurring before the primary elections. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| STRIPPAGRAMS | • strippagrams n. Plural of strippagram. • STRIPPAGRAM n. a greetings message delivered by a stripper who does a striptease on delivery, also STRIPAGRAM, STRIPOGRAM, STRIPPERGRAM. |
| STRIPPERGRAM | • strippergram n. A stripper hired to deliver a message or greeting. • STRIPPERGRAM n. a message delivered by a messenger who performs a striptease act for the recipient, also STRIPAGRAM, STRIPOGRAM, STRIPPAGRAM. |